Benarés

[benaˈɾes]

/[benaˈɾes]/ name

The verdict

“Benarés” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - es una ciudad de la India

Corpus desk

Index ES-benares · Benarés · Spanish

Benarés · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for Benarés
PropertyValue
HeadwordBenarés
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[benaˈɾes]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Benarés” en español

Benarésqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Benarés is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [benaˈɾes]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "es una ciudad de la India".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Benarés in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is Benarés, spelled B-E-N-A-R-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    es una ciudad de la India

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Benarés"?
"Benarés" is spelled B-E-N-A-R-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is [benaˈɾes].
What does "Benarés" mean?
As a proper noun, "Benarés" means: es una ciudad de la India
How do you pronounce "Benarés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Benarés" is [benaˈɾes]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Benarés" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list